Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus:Impact on Nosocomial Transmission and Costs
- 1 October 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 28 (10) , 1134-1141
- https://doi.org/10.1086/520099
Abstract
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Impact on Nosocomial Transmission and Costs - Volume 28 Issue 10 - L. O. Conterno, J. Shymanski, K. Ramotar, B. Toye, C. van Walraven, D. Coyle, V. R. RothKeywords
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